Li Qinghuan

Chapter 105

Marching in the middle of winter was indeed not an easy task, and it took about ten days after passing the Hangu Pass before He Li led his people to Lancheng.

A large number of Donghu troops are stationed in the north of Lancheng. There is a mountain named Crescent Mountain in the south of Lancheng. The mountain is not high, but it stretches for tens of miles, covering most of Lancheng, forming a natural line of defense.

He Li came from the south and led his people over Crescent Moon Mountain, but unexpectedly found that something was wrong. The weather was too cold, and the guards had to rest for a while.The gate of Lancheng was closed tightly, and only the small city guards patrolled lazily back and forth.There is snow on Crescent Moon Mountain, which is the season when it is extremely difficult to climb. Normally, it should be inaccessible, but He Li accidentally discovered that there are some shallow footprints on the mountain road, which are slowly being covered by snow, and there are many dense ones.

He Li stepped off his horse, raised his hand to signal everyone to stop, squatted down and began to examine carefully: "Qin Yang, come here."

Qin Yang also dismounted, walked over with a big knife in his hand, squatted down as well, and said, "What's the matter, my lord."

He Li pointed to a spot on the ground and said, "There are footprints."

Qin Yang let go of the handle of the knife, and was about to push away the floating snow with his hand, but He Li reached out to block it: "You are a girl, don't freeze your hands, let me do it."

After finishing speaking, he directly brushed away the snow on the footprints. It had already accumulated a thick layer, and it seemed that he had passed by for a long time.

He Li clapped his hands and stood up: "What do you mean that so many people will climb to such a high mountain in this snowy day?"

Qin Yang frowned and thought for a moment, then expressed his guess: "Could it be from Donghu?"

He Li: "Ninety-nine are inseparable. Donghu people are taller, and their footprints should be much larger than those of the Central Plains. Judging from this situation, I am afraid they want to sneak around and attack Lancheng."

Qin Yang: "Then us?"

He Li: "Change the road, don't go to Lancheng yet, follow the footprints to catch up."

Qin Yang nodded, turned around and told everyone to go, He Li looked around, only to feel that things were getting worse, almost the entire mountain top was covered with footprints, it seemed that there should be no fewer people than them.

"Zheng Chong, take two skilled people down the mountain and report to Lancheng."

"Yes!" Zheng Chong knew that there was no room for delay, so he hurriedly arranged for the two of them, and led them down the mountain.

"Others, get ready to fight, hold the weapons in your hands, and follow me."

Qin Yang rushed to He Li in a hurry: "Is it not safe to act rashly like this? We only have 5000 people."

He Li frowned and said, "I don't care about being safe now, people have been gone for a long time, if we only care about protecting ourselves and choose to take a detour, Lancheng will soon be attacked."

After Qin Yang heard the words, he no longer dissuaded him, nodded and said, "Observe."

He Li waved his hand: "Let's go!"

As soon as the words fell, a horn suddenly sounded in the direction of Lancheng.The sound of the horn was rapid and high-pitched, resounding through the sky, representing the enemy's sudden attack in the Wei army.

He Lifei got on his horse and hurriedly led his men to follow the footprints.

The Donghu people are planning to make a move to attack the west, first to launch a frontal attack to lure away most of the Red Wing Army's troops, and then lead people to attack from behind, but old general He Huaizhou has fought for so many years, this little trick is not in his eyes at all It's nothing, but the bad thing is the weather, the snow and fog are vast, and the terrain of Lancheng is very high. When encountering such weather, it is basically impossible to see anything clearly.

Following the footprints down the mountain, it is not far from Lancheng. There are indeed many Donghu soldiers not far from Lancheng, about two or three times as many as them. They are all dressed in white, and they are extremely uncomfortable in the heavy snow. Obviously, thanks to He Li's sharp eyesight, otherwise he would have walked over those people directly.

But sooner or later, he will step over those people. He Li ordered people to stop at the foot of the mountain and began to distribute troops: "Lu Yi, you take 1000 people to outflank the left wing, Luo Ran, you also bring 1000 people, and go to the right flank." Kill him from the side. Wait until my side fights and attracts everyone, then you come in and catch him off guard!"

"Yes!" Lu Yi replied, and said again: "If we annihilate these Eastern Hu soldiers, wouldn't we have made a great contribution?"

"Of course, brothers came all the way with me to the Northwest to fight against Hu. I can't treat everyone badly!" He Li smiled, raised a hand, pointed forward, and said loudly: "How many people have you killed?" Forget it, come back to me to exchange money with your head in your head! Kill—"

As soon as these words came out, the morale of the soldiers was instantly high, and they rushed out directly with their knives in hand.Qin Yang was not inferior in the slightest among a group of old men, and took the heads of several Donghu soldiers with a knife in his hand.He Li was even more merciless. The Soul Slaughter Spear was originally a long spear. He Li had excellent arm strength and agility.

Donghu soldiers didn't know when a cavalry came behind them, they were caught off guard, and half of them were lost in a short while.Donghu's original plan was also broken. The Donghu army, which attracted the Red Wing Army in front, did not see any movement behind. They guessed that the matter was probably revealed, but it was too late to react at this time. To take down Lancheng, no matter how bad it is, half of the soldiers of the Red Wing Army can be lost. I didn't expect that this time the chickens would be lost, and the lives of nearly [-] soldiers were ruined in vain.

He Huaizhou also quickly received the news, and immediately sent people out of the city to meet He Li, and helped He Li wipe out the few remaining Donghu soldiers.

After the battle, the sky had already completely darkened. He Li rode his horse and stopped in the wilderness, breathing out to warm his frozen hands.

"Young master." Qin Yang slowly walked over with a torch in one hand and a piece of paper in the other.

He Li stepped on the stirrup and jumped off the horse, looking a little tired between his brows, he asked in a hoarse voice, "How is the situation?"

Qin Yang glanced down at the paper in his hand, and said: "Eighteen thousand and one hundred and twenty three people from Donghu, all wiped out. The people sent by our old General He to support are not counted in it. The five thousand and one hundred and twenty seven people brought, 120 people were injured and no one was killed."

He Li raised his eyebrows: "So powerful?"

Qin Yang said: "I also find it incredible."

He Li frowned and thought for a moment: "At that time, there were more than 100 brothers brought down from the mountain, right?"

Qin Yang nodded: "Not bad."

He Li moved closer, and said in a low voice: "You send someone to investigate the details of these 5000 people privately. You don't need to investigate all of them, just pick a few."

Qin Yang looked up at him: "Do you suspect that they have a problem?"

He Li shook his head, smiled slightly and said, "The person He Ming is looking for is not trying to harm me, I just want to see how many back doors that guy opened for me in private."

Qin Yang nodded, took his order and left.

He Li turned around and got on the horse, loudly said: "Be careful! Make sure everyone is dead!"

"Yes!" All the soldiers said in unison.

"Ah Li!" A thick voice came from the side, He Li turned his head in response, it was his grandfather.

Not seen for more than a year, the old general He Huaizhou seems to have more white hair on his head, and he looks much older, but at this time he is wearing armor and riding a horse, and he is still so majestic.

He Li pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, happily said: "Grandfather!"

The voice is bright, like a breeze and a mustard moon, with a youthful spirit that cannot be dispelled.He Li was wearing armor, holding a long spear, standing on a horse in the snowy night, there were a few bloodstains on his cheeks, blood was also stained on his silver robe, and his hair was a little messy.

He Huaizhou looked at his grandson, the more he looked more satisfied, he praised: "Ah Li really looks like a young general."

"Grandpa, I'm too proud." He Li approached on horseback, took off the cloak he had just put on, and put it on He Huaizhou.

He Huai Zhou smiled and said with relief, "I'm a lot more sensible."

He Li lowered his head and said with a smile, "Ji Qingjiao."

"It's been two or three months since you left Beijing, right? Write him a letter and take it back. It just so happens that Donghu attacked suddenly this time, so I have to write a memorial to His Majesty, and send it back to you quietly by the way."

He Li's eyes lit up, and he said, "Is this going to work?"

"Why not?" He Huaizhou smiled, and led He Li into the city, "Let's go, A Li, I'll take you in first, you have made great achievements when you first came to the Northwest, now I see who else in the army dares If you don’t agree with you, this old man can be regarded as a successor.”

He Li was a little surprised, and retorted: "Grandfather said this too early, how can you be sure that I am not lucky?"

He Huaizhou laughed loudly: "Whether you are lucky or not depends on your future abilities, but grandfather believes that you are not, the son of my He family, no matter what, he has some real abilities."

He Li lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "I will not disappoint my grandfather's expectations."

"Okay!" He Huaizhou nodded approvingly, and said again: "By the way, Ah Li, you can't call me grandfather when you enter Lancheng."

He Li nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, General He!"

He Huaizhou personally led He Li into Lancheng. In order not to disturb the people in the city, the Red Wing Army pitched their tents in the field beside the city. Although there were not many people left in the city because of the war.

Following the desolate street all the way to the camp, He Huaizhou led him straight into the big tent, where the important generals of the Red Wing Army waited in the tent, seeing the two of them coming in, they all stood up in unison: " General!"

"Sit!" He Huaizhou walked to the front, then turned around, pointed to He Li and briefly introduced: "He Li."

He Li stood beside He Huaizhou, bowed his fists, "He Li, I have met all the generals."

The old general standing next to He Huaizhou was called Han Jue, an old subordinate of He Huaizhou. He Li had met him when he was a child, so he was familiar with He Li. Now, you can be regarded as a young man facing the wind!"

He Li lowered his eyes and smiled, cupped his hands and said, "General Han has won the award!"

Han Jue waved his hands and raised his legs: "It's not an award, but little A Li has never been on the battlefield. He won the first battle today. He made a great contribution. He looks like your grandfather back then!"

It's not that He Li has never faced such a straightforward compliment, but this is the first time he feels a little cautious, after all, all of these people present are heroes who have experienced many battles.

He Huaizhou seemed to have noticed that He Li was uncomfortable, pointed to a seat near the curtain, and said, "Ah Li, you can sit there."

He Li heaved a sigh of relief, thanked General Han Jue, and obediently sat at the place pointed by General He.

After He Li sat down, He Huaizhou cleared his throat and said, "Today Donghu lost nearly 3 people at the foot of Lancheng, so we will definitely not let it go. We need to strengthen our patrol."

"Yes." A middle-aged general answered, and after a moment of silence, he raised his doubts, "But General He, there are walls along Lancheng, where did those Donghu people go around to the back of Lancheng? Don't check carefully to see if there is something wrong with the city wall of Lancheng?"

He Huaizhou thought for a moment, and said, "A Li attacked the Eastern Hu army from behind, do you have any clues?"